01-19-2018, 11:39 PM
Past house I think was around 3800 sq ft built in 1982 with wood windows and two heat pumps. I'm not sure the heat pumps were working right towards the end but we would get $600 - $700 bills in the heart of winter. 3000+kwh. Windows were about to be replaced, we sold the house instead.
New house, same size, built in 2015 with gas heat, two units again, one for basement / 1st floor and smaller unit for upstairs. We are on a budget plan with gas that was $125/mo in the first year and dropped to $104/mo for current year. Electric usage has only exceeded 1500 once (1536). So total energy expenditure is definitely down while keeping the thermostat a couple degrees higher in winter.
I WFH full time, have two kids that light up everything in sight including one that turns on the hallway, bathroom, laundry and closet lights to sleep with a radio and fan (all lights get turned off when we go to bed). Need to start charging his ass rent. Most lights are CFL, replaced with LED as needed.
Bit of an eye chart below but Dec 16 to Jan 17 is interesting with very similar temps. Merry Christmas!
Month
Usage (kWh)
Avg. High (°F)
Avg. Low (°F)
April 2016
302
64
41
May 2016
356
71
52
June 2016
994
83
61
July 2016
1375
88
68
August 2016
1412
88
67
September 2016
976
81
61
October 2016
708
68
47
November 2016
763
59
37
December 2016
1068
43
28
January 2017
897
44
31
February 2017
740
48
31
March 2017
809
51
34
April 2017
806
69
49
May 2017
802
71
52
June 2017
1265
83
61
July 2017
1536
86
66
August 2017
1078
81
62
September 2017
967
77
56
October 2017
821
70
48
November 2017
895
53
35
December 2017
1242
41
27
January 2018
661
31
17
Total
20473
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New house, same size, built in 2015 with gas heat, two units again, one for basement / 1st floor and smaller unit for upstairs. We are on a budget plan with gas that was $125/mo in the first year and dropped to $104/mo for current year. Electric usage has only exceeded 1500 once (1536). So total energy expenditure is definitely down while keeping the thermostat a couple degrees higher in winter.
I WFH full time, have two kids that light up everything in sight including one that turns on the hallway, bathroom, laundry and closet lights to sleep with a radio and fan (all lights get turned off when we go to bed). Need to start charging his ass rent. Most lights are CFL, replaced with LED as needed.
Bit of an eye chart below but Dec 16 to Jan 17 is interesting with very similar temps. Merry Christmas!
Month
Usage (kWh)
Avg. High (°F)
Avg. Low (°F)
April 2016
302
64
41
May 2016
356
71
52
June 2016
994
83
61
July 2016
1375
88
68
August 2016
1412
88
67
September 2016
976
81
61
October 2016
708
68
47
November 2016
763
59
37
December 2016
1068
43
28
January 2017
897
44
31
February 2017
740
48
31
March 2017
809
51
34
April 2017
806
69
49
May 2017
802
71
52
June 2017
1265
83
61
July 2017
1536
86
66
August 2017
1078
81
62
September 2017
967
77
56
October 2017
821
70
48
November 2017
895
53
35
December 2017
1242
41
27
January 2018
661
31
17
Total
20473
© 2017 Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative. All Rights Reserved | Powered by Daffron & Assoc
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